What is in a name? Language, framing and environmental justice activism in California's Central Valley

Local Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1167-1183

  Alkon, Alison Hope ^a   Cortez, Marisol ^b   Sze, Julie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b Esperanza Peace and Justice Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Valley; environmental justice; equity; framing; social movements

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTALISM; LANGUAGE; RACISM; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885421398     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.788483     Document Type: Article

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